Microscope use

Question 0

The ocular (or eye piece) has a magnification of…

Answer 0

10 x

Question 1

What is the total magnification produced by a microscope with an eyepiece of 10 x and an objective lens of 10x?

Answer 1

100 x

Question 2

The objective lenses have magnification of:
Low power:_______
Medium power:_______
High power:_________

Answer 2

4
10
40

Question 3

Which focus knob do you use only under low power?

Answer 3

Coarse adjustment

Question 4

What part of the microscope changes the amount of light coming through the stage?

Answer 4

Diaphragm

Question 5

Increasing the magnification causes the field of view to become (smaller or bigger?)

Answer 5

Smaller (the area on the slide that you see is much closer, so the area is smaller.)

Question 6

When the letter e is viewed under the microscope, the image appears…

Answer 6

Upside down and backwards

Question 7

To focus a specimen under a microscope, always start on _______ power.

Answer 7

Low

Question 8

The slide is place on top of the coverslip for a wet mount slide. True or false?

Answer 8

False- cover slip covers the specimen in water on the slide.

Question 9

How do you prevent air bubbles from getting into a wet mount slide?

Answer 9

Make sure the edge of the cover slip is touching the water before lowering the rest down.